Improvement in wagof-bsakes



G. s. ZIGENFUSS.

Wagon-Brake.

No 65,983. Patented June 18,1867.

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GEORGE s. ziEeENEUss, 0E' DoYLEsToW, PENNSYLVANIA. i Lettere Patent 1Y0. 65,983,-a'ated JuneV 18, 1867. i

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Bc it known that I, GEORGE S. ZEKGENFUSS, ofDoylestown, in the county ot.Y Bucks, and State of Pennsylvania, have `invented a new and useful Improvement in Brakes for Wagons and other Vehicles; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a. full, c leer, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same, refcrcneebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ,of this This invention relates to an improvement in brakes for wagons and other vehicles, and consists in an arrangement for locking the wheels from the top of a load or side or rear of the vehicle, or from twoor moreof the said positions upon the vehicle together, as may be most convenient, independently of each other.. In the accompanying drawings l I Figure 1 isnl top view of n. wagon carrying my improved broke; and

,Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

In lig. 1 part of the bottom-ot` the wagon is broken out to show lthe brokel connections and' rear brake.

Similar letters ofreference indicate like parts.

A is the wngon or cart. B is the front and B the hind or rearhounds; C the coupling-pole; D the cross- 4 piece onwhich thelevers d d working the brake-blocks e e are disposed; E the lock-bar, carrying the broke-v blocks e c. Fis a'brace, so arranged as to .allow of the easy working in it of the'boltsfwhich are pivoted in the levers rl d. G is 'a well-known lever appliance for working the brake from the side, its end holding into the end of the lever d at g. H is a pole placed on'.the load, which it helps to lock upon the wagon. The pole H carries the lever K, with its pawl p, and the rack t. A cord, 7c, secured to the lever vK, passes over :i pulley, L, at the fore end of the pole H, and thence over thepulley Zin the :ingle of the fore-hounds B. Attached to the cord k is the rod or chain M which holds into the lever (l at g. The driver, pulling either uponthe sidelcver G or upon the top-lever K, draws upon the boltf, which is hung on a pivot to the other arm of the lever d, and the brake-blocks are thereby applied to the wheels. The other boltfapplied to the lever d" remains free in the brace F. The handle N, fastto the level` d', forms with it a. singlebent lever, and by Inotion'to the left draws back the boltf hung on a. pivot atthe other extremity of d', thereby also applying the brake to the wheels, and is secured to thc'rncli n. By bringinginto play twoor more of the brake-levers at the same time great additional brake power is' obtained. The springs() serve to throw olf the brake when all the levers are released.. y

What I claim es new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The brace F, in combination lwith the lnclbbar E and boltsf, or theirrcspective equivalents, sub-stan tially as described. I

2. The pole.H,-carrying theleverl and rack t,in combination with the cord k, pulleys L {,-nnd lockebnr E, or their respective equivalents, substantially :is described.

3. The combination of t-wo'or more independent brakes, applied to a Wagoner other vehicle, adjusted so as to be brought into play either separately or together, substantially :is described.

' i GEORGE S. ZIEGENFUSS, Witnesses:

S. A. SMITH, E. R. I. 'Vnnisnnomx 

